Pant can improve his: Sangakkaras advises the Indian wicketkeeper | Cricket

Team India will begin 2023 with a three-match T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka from January 3. Hardik Pandya has been named as the captain of the T20I team and Rohit Sharma as the captain of the ODI team, so India will also enter the field in the series. without regular wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who has not been named in both teams. The T20I squad has the wicket picks of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. Meanwhile, KL Rahul and Kishan are options in the ODI series.

Commenting on Pant, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara feels that the Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper needs to “improve his innings quite a bit”. The Lankan legend also urged that Pant can become even better if he focuses on the “smaller moments” of the game.

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“Pant needs to work on his keeping. I think Rishabh Pant can improve his wicket quite a bit. A lot of people focus only on his batting and the combination of the two gives confidence,” the 45-year-old said. the old former cricketer said.

“I know it’s difficult and boring, but he can really become good by focusing on the smaller moments and that in turn will help him in white-ball cricket and then he’ll become the keeper he’s expected to be,” he added.

Sangakkara praised Pant’s batting ability but also opined that he needs to build his innings in T20 cricket. “With his batting, I have no doubt he has all the shots, ability and talent, but it’s about understanding how to build an innings in T20 cricket, knowing which bowlers to attack and being a bit smart,” he said. .

The T20I series between India and Sri Lanka will begin on January 3 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Meanwhile, the ODI series will begin on January 10 at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.